Tool-cakrieb



W. A. WOOD.

TOOL CARRIER.

APPLICATION man ocT.2l. 191s.

Patented Dec. 30,1919.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM A. WOOD, OF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

TOOL-CARRIER.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, lViLLIAM A. VooD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Nashville, in the county of Davidson and State of Tennessee,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tool-Carriers; andI do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to provide a simple and inexpensive, yeta highly efficient and in every way desirable device whereby workmenupon structures of numerous kinds may carry hammers, hatchets andanalogous tools without the danger of dropping them upon other workmenbelow.

With the foregoing object in view, the invention resides in the novelconstruction of the carrier herein described, claimed and illustrated.

Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings is a side elevation of the carrierap lied to a workmans belt and illustrating a ammer within the device.

Fig. 2 is an edge view of the carrier and the hammer therein.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the carrier.

In the manufacture of the device, a single length of wire is bent at itscenter to form an arch l whose crown bar 2 is bowed upwardly andoutwardly, the legs 3 of the arch being bent laterally in the samedirection at their lower end to provide horizontal arms 4 extending inthe opposite direction from the outward bow of the crown 2. The freeends of the arms 4 are bent vertically upward at 5 and then downward at6 to provide spring clips adapted for passage over the workmans belt 7.At their free ends, the clips 6 are bent upon themselves at 8 to providerounded terminals. These terminals facilitate the engagement of theSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 21, 1918.

Patented Dec. 30, 1919.

Serial No. 259,072.

clips with the belt and at the same time serve more or `less as detentsto effectively grip the belt as shown in Fig. 2.

In use, the handle of the tool is passed between the arms l and the headrests between the legs 3 of the arch and the vertical arms 5. Theoutward and upward bow of the crown bar Q permits quick and easyinsertion of the hammer handle from numerous positions and serves toguide the handle in place as well as facilitating its removal undercertain conditions.

From the foregoing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing,it will be observed that although the device is of an extremely simpleand inexpensive nature, and may be quickly and easily applied, it willbe highly eflicient and in every way desirable, serving to preventaccidents such as are now every day occurrences.

I claim:

A tool holder formed of a single length of wire bent at its center toform an arch 0f approximately the same height and width whose crown baris bowed laterally and upwardly, the lower ends of the arch legs be ingbent horizontally in the same direction to form spaced parallelhorizontal tool head supporting arms of approximately the same length asthe arch legs, the handle of the tool being receivable between saidarms, the free ends of the arms rbeing bent vertically upward to pointsbelow the arch crown, and then downward, forming spring clips forpassage over the users belt, the free ends of said clips being bent uponthemselves to facilitate engagement with the belt and to provide meansto grip said belt.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

WILLIAM A. WOOD. Witnesses:

G. M. CALDWELL, W. L. MILES.

